On August 24, Dana Majhi, a resident of Melghar village in Kalahandi district, had carried his wife's body on his shoulder and walked 10 km accompanied by his minor daughter after allegedly being denied a hearse by the district hospital.

Yumi, a Japanese student, who came to Delhi to learn Hindi, was spotted cleaning garbage in the country's capital. This girl was was also accompanied by her friends as they cleaned the garbage off of public places.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the ongoing strike by civic body workers in the national capital. He alleged that the Modi government wanted "to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the ongoing strike by civic body workers in the national capital. He alleged that the Modi government wanted "to impose President's rule in Delhi like Arunachal Pradesh."

Cleanliness begins at home, or rather, in the neighbourhood. Driven by this belief, Ragini Nayar from Mumbai came up with an initiative to make their use the garbage waste on Juhu for a good cause. This waste management plan not only helped many poor families but also kept Juhu clean.

In view of the alarming levels of pollution, the Delhi government has once again written to all the civic bodies and the DDA to check burning of waste in the open, which it said continues unabated across the city.